It is good to have a Dr. in the family...

I suppose it is always a good sign when a family member can vouche for a good Doctor, so for those of you in need of a Chiropractor or Accupuncturist then you see my sister. I haven't gone to Voodoo Victor in quite a while and now just ask my sister all my questions.

Here was our latest email conversation:

From: Miles the Great
To: Dawn Yoshioka
Date: Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 1:33 PM
Subject: funny for you...serious for me...

i have a question. i was getting ready to run and i dunno whathappened but one of my balls (on my weenie) hit the other ball and it really hurt. like REALLY hurt. then i start to run and when i moved up and down the ball that got bumped was really sore.

if i held it so it was pinned against my body it didn't hurt but it is hard to run with one hand on my crotch.

is it possible to bruise a nut by just having one hit the other one? i dunno what the heck happened. it wasn't like i was wearing hole-y underwear.

and NO i don't want you to massage it or anything either. some medical practices shouldn't be done by brother and sister...so don'tbe gross.

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From: Dawn Yoshioka
To:Miles the Great
Date: Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 2:57 PM
Subject: funny for you...serious for me...

First off I would never massage that anyway. . .even if you weren't my brother! I'm sorry to laugh at your pain but I was definitely laughing.

Ok so yes it's possible that you bruised your nut and it's not a good idea that you continue to irritate it by running. . .What a weird image, you holding yourself as you run! haa haa. I know this might totally suck but you can try to ice it and give it a break. Which means no running, jumping or sex, until it feels better.

If it doesn't get better in the next few days you many want to go into your MD but I'm sure it will pass.

Hope you feel better,
Dawn

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Good news and bad news. The good news is that the ball injury deal was totally short term. I actually ran again the next day but I said if it hurts so much I cry then I will stop running but luckily it wasn't that painful and I am as good as new.

The bad news is that I played tennis with a USTA instructor and I totally sprained my knee again. This was the same knee where I tore my MCL 9 months ago. The pain was way more painful then when I got hurt in basketball 9 months ago. I guess the good news is that I am recovering a lot quicker. I had a hard time walking for almost a week last time but after 4 days I have a slight limp.

Dawn was able to treat and needle me twice now:

The funny thing is that even though my knee is hurt it doesn't hurt as much as my finger. I guess when my knee buckled and I collapsed like a Mike Tyson victim, my finger hit the ground, the racket smashed my finger and then I landed on my finger.

I just noticed today that my finger is still swollen 4 days later and that if I touch it I am in pain for hours...literally. I am guessing I fractured the tip of my finger. Sucks to be old but good thing Dawn is around to give me F-R-E-E medical service!